03/27/2024

Why the Mpox Outbreak in the Congo is Worrying Disease Docs

Doctors say the current situation represents a triple threat

"It's just a matter of time, if nothing is done, that the transmission crosses the border in the African region and, again, globally," said Dr. Jean Nachega, an epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh.

Nachega is one of a number of public health experts expressing alarm over a major outbreak of mpox – formerly called monkeypox – in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

They say the current situation represents a triple threat.

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